From kchoi@inria.fr Thu Aug 10 22:00:56 1995
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From: kchoi@inria.fr (Kirsty Choi)
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Subject: Question: The 10 countries vs 14 nodes mystery - count again
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Look closely at the Stardust relay table: there are 14 nodes, but only 10 countries listed.

In the recovered telemetry dumps, Nodes 11-14 have IP/UUCP addresses that don't route through any known terrestrial ISP.
One routing path lists: 'cascade!transat!orbit-01!stardust'. Orbit-01? Are four of the relay nodes located on satellites?

When all 14 nodes are synchronized, where does the final relay terminate?

-- 
Kirsty Choi -- INRIA Rocquencourt
"Measuring a record you own is listening, not piracy."

From scampbell@uu.net Fri Aug 11 14:07:56 1995
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From: scampbell@uu.net (Sven Campbell)
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Subject: Re: Question: The 10 countries vs 14 nodes mystery - count again
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In article <1995Aug10.220056.6105@inria.fr>, kchoi@inria.fr (Kirsty Choi) writes:
> Look closely at the Stardust relay table: there are 14 nodes, but only 10 countries listed.

Satellite relays! That explains why the timecode delay on the Hamburg feed was exactly 240 milliseconds -- the speed of light to geostationary orbit!

-- 
Sven Campbell | scampbell@uu.net
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From hjohansson@inria.fr Fri Aug 11 15:18:56 1995
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From: hjohansson@inria.fr (Hana Johansson)
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Subject: Re: Question: The 10 countries vs 14 nodes mystery - count again
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Date: Fri, 11 Aug 1995 15:18:56 GMT
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In article <1995Aug10.220056.6105@inria.fr>, kchoi@inria.fr (Kirsty Choi) writes:
> Look closely at the Stardust relay table: there are 14 nodes, but only 10 countries listed.
> In the recovered telemetry dumps, Nodes 11-14 have IP/UUCP addresses that don't route through any known terrestrial ISP.

Satellite relays! That explains why the timecode delay on the Hamburg feed was exactly 240 milliseconds -- the speed of light to geostationary orbit!

-- 
Hana Johansson
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